GOP U.S. Senate Primary Infighting Flares Up After Kemp and Dooley Launch New Attacks on Carter and Collins
This week, Gov. Brian Kemp and failed and fired former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley launched multiple attacks on Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins in the already “combustible” GOP U.S. Senate race. To kick off the week, Dooley took to social media to slam Collins for his history of buying and selling cryptocurrency as a member […]
Kemp’s Latest Pro-Dooley Ad Slams Carter and Collins for Longest Government Shutdown in History, Turns Up Infighting
The GOP U.S. Senate primary in Georgia has repeatedly been plagued by constant infighting Georgia’s GOP U.S Senate primary “reached new levels of antipathy” after Gov. Brian Kemp released an ad in support of failed and fired former Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley blaming Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins for the longest government shutdown in history. Kemp’s Dooley-boosting […]
Infighting Alert: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins For Campaigning During Longest Government Shutdown in History
MTG: “I don’t know how anyone runs around their state [telling] people to hire them for their next job when we’re not even doing our current job.” In a new interview with the AJC, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t pull any punches when ripping into fellow House Republicans Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins for not showing up to […]
Day 36: Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins Back Longest Government Shutdown in History Over Opposition to Extending ACA Tax Credits
“MAGA warrior” Rep. Buddy Carter and MAGA extremist Rep. Mike Collins are responsible for the longest government shutdown in history as they continue to refuse to extend crucial ACA tax credits for millions of Americans—including 1.4 million Georgians who are at risk of seeing their premiums skyrocket. In addition to backing the longest government shutdown, Carter and Collins: House Speaker Mike […]
DPG Congratulates Dr. Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard for Flipping Two Public Service Commission Seats
Today, following Dr Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard’s victories in the statewide Public Service Commission elections, DPG Chair Charlie Bailey released the following statement: “Today, after three decades of Republican control of the PSC, Georgians voted to put people ahead of corporate profits on the Public Service Commission. Peter Hubbard and Dr. Alicia Johnson’s decisive […]
ANF: Mike Collins Constituent Speaks Out About Effects of GOP Shutting Down the Government, Refusing to Extend ACA Tax Credits
Gareth Fenley: “It is absolutely essential. There’s just no way around it.” After ACA open enrollment began this weekend, a constituent of GOP U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins’ congressional district spoke out against his vote to shut down the government instead of protecting affordable health care as 1.4 million Georgians brace to see their premiums skyrocket. […]
AJC: Democratic Lawmakers Tell Carter, Collins to Get Back to Work After Weeks-Long Recess
“It is unfathomable that the House of Representatives has been absent from work, as Georgians are already receiving notices about their health insurance premiums skyrocketing,” the letter reads. Eighty of Georgia’s Democratic state representatives and senators signed onto a letter calling out GOP U.S. Senate candidates Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins for voting to […]
SHOT/CHASER: Carter Says Trump Is In Asia Working on Trade Deals — When He Is Actually In Mar-A-Lago and House GOP Hasn’t Been to Work in 40 Days
“MAGA warrior” Buddy Carter had an embarrassing moment on State of the Union this weekend when he excused Donald Trump’s failure to solve skyrocketing ACA premiums by saying the president was in Asia negotiating trade deals – when he was actually at Mar-a-Lago as Georgia Access open enrollment began. What’s more, Carter himself hasn’t shown up to […]
Georgians on ACA Join Protect Our Care to Discuss Open Enrollment As GOP Refuses to Extend Crucial Tax Credits
Ahead of ACA open enrollment beginning tomorrow, Georgians who rely on the critical program for their affordable health care joined Protect Our Care this week to discuss the impact of losing critical tax credits as Republicans in Congress like Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins have not returned to work in over 40 days to reopen the […]
WHAT THEY’RE WATCHING: Impacted Georgians Speak Out All Month Against GOP Failure to Extend ACA Tax Credits
Teresa Acosta: “The notion that we can wait until December 31st to figure this out — that’s not plausible for most families that I know.” In the month leading up to ACA open enrollment tomorrow, Georgians who rely on the ACA for affordable health care have been speaking out against GOP U.S. Senate candidates Reps. […]